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  • KSO holds special meaning for Kadena family

    Every year hundreds of athletes and artists with special needs gather at Kadena Air Base to enjoy the sports and art they love.For a young, smiling, Marlee McDaniel, daughter of the 18th Wing vice commander, this is her first year competing in the Kadena Special Olympics. "This is emotional for us.

  • Thousands turn out for Kadena Special Olympics

    Thousands of volunteers, supporters and special-needs athletes and artists from all over Japan, came to Kadena's Risner Fitness Center, Nov. 17 to participate in or support the 13th annual Kadena Special Olympics. "This is an opportunity for the two communities to meet in joint service to the

  • Acting Under Secretary of the Air Force visits JBER

    Acting Under Secretary of the Air Force Dr. Jamie Morin visited with Airmen from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Nov. 13 during his first trip to the region. "It's great to be here," Morin said. "It's great to have the opportunity to hear from some of the folks out in the wings and to really gain an

  • First U.S. and Philippine Airman-to-Airman Talks comes to a close

    The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines interoperability as: the "ability of a system... to work with or use the parts ...of another system." While a dry, and albeit vague, definition of something we take for granted in the pacific region, the ability of multi-national militaries to work, train and

  • Great American Smokeout: Quitters do win

    In a day there are: 24 hours; 1,440 minutes or 86,400 seconds. This was the Great American Smokeout challenge to Wolf Pack smokers Nov. 15, 2012, to quit for one day.Members of the 8th Medical Group handed out pamphlets and talked to Airmen about the dangers of tobacco use and the health benefits of

  • Victim Advocates: rewards without recognition

    Sexual assaults can happen anywhere, within or outside the military. The victim advocates program is one way the Air Force supports sexual assault victims within its community, regardless if the assault happened before or during the Airman's time in the service.The victim advocates program is